T. S. Abernathy residence

From Bhamwiki
Revision as of 23:17, 13 September 2007 by Dystopos (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The Charles Carraway residence was built in 1916 and purchased by Doctor Charles N. Carraway, founder of Carraway Medical Center, in 1933. The two-story brick house features three baths, two sleeping porches, a music room and sunroom.

A former owner had been unable to keep up with the house's maintenance and abandoned the property, which fell deeper into disrepair. A fire spread from a squatter's cooking fire over half the roof in 2006. The damaged structure was condemned in May 2007 by the city of Birmingham, and appeared on the Alabama Historical Commission's "Places in Peril" list for the year.

Tom Creger and Ken Harris hired a title search company to locate the owner and purchased it during the summer. They hired a contractor to replace the damaged roof, but he absconded with his payment after the bundles of shingles he stacked on the roof caused another cave-in.

References

  • Kemp, Kathy (September 9, 2007) "Old houses, new hope in Norwood." Birmingham News.

This article is a stub. You can help Bhamwiki by expanding it.

Retrieved from "http://bhamwiki.com/w/index.php?title=T._S._Abernathy_residence&oldid=23815"